Demi Moore's incredible comeback after being branded a 'popcorn' actress: Star wins first ever major gong at the Golden Globes after her career floundered in the late '90s - and she looks better than ever at 62!
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Demi Moore had an incredible comeback year in 2024 which was topped off by a first Golden Globe win for her critically-acclaimed performance in the body horror film The Substance on Sunday night. The actress, 62, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, made her unexpected return to the film scene last year with in the gory slasher-horror.
![[Her renaissance comes after the relative flops of films such as Striptease in 1996 (seen) and G.I. Jane in 1997, which meant her blockbuster roles soon grew fewer and further between at the turn of the century]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/08/93778549-14253953-image-m-16_1736153133475.jpg)
Her renaissance comes after the relative flops of films such as Striptease in 1996 and G.I. Jane in 1997, which meant her blockbuster roles soon grew fewer and further between at the turn of the century. She looked ageless as she walked the glamorous red carpet ahead of the Golden Globes and was emotional as she clutched the statue in her hand after winning Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy.
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Demi revealed in her teary acceptance speech that she was called a 'popcorn actress' 30 years ago - a comment she said 'corroded' her. She said on stage: '30 years ago, I had a producer tell me that I was a popcorn actress. Demi Moore had an incredible comeback year in 2024 which was topped off by a first Golden Globe win for her critically-acclaimed performance in the body horror film, The Substance on Sunday night.
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Her renaissance comes after the relative flops of films such as Striptease in 1996 (seen) and G.I. Jane in 1997, which meant her blockbuster roles soon grew fewer and further between at the turn of the century. 'At that time I made that mean that this wasn't something that I was allowed to have, that I could do movies that were successful, that made a lot of money, but that I couldn't be acknowledged.
![[The actress, 62, who was one of the go-to film stars in the 1990s, made her unexpected return to the film scene last year with in the gory slasher-horror]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/06/08/93778841-14253953-image-a-22_1736153380346.jpg)
